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A USD148.5 million federal tax credit has been awarded to X-energy for the construction of the first-of-a-kind facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The TX-1 fuel fabrication plant will be constructed by the company's TRISO-X subsidiary and is designed to produce up to 714,000 TRISO fuel pebbles per year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/X-energy-awarded-federal-tax-credit-for-TRISO-fuel
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based General Atomics (GA) agreeing to work together to identify opportunities to collaborate on the use of advanced technologies and materials for nuclear energy supply. They will also cooperate on prospects to use ENEC’s experience in developing new nuclear builds as well as investments in GA’s advanced non-light water reactors, material production and 3D manufacturing capabilities.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenec-and-general-atomics-to-collaborate-on-integrating-advanced-materials-with-nuclear-technologies-11633108
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the private Japanese fusion company Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) have signed a Communication Framework Agreement to advance tritium breeding blanket technology from its conceptual stage towards commercialisation. It also lays the for future collaboration on thetritium fuel cycle, as well as remote handling and power conversion technologies.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukaea-and-kyoto-fusioneering-extend-co-operation-11541228
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has awarded a three-year contract to US-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) to develop a scalable, cost-competitive path to manufacture silicon carbide (SiC) and SiC composite foam materials for advanced fusion power plants.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 03 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgeneral-atomics-to-develop-silicon-carbide-materials-for-fusion-power-plants-11483120
NAC International's patented Optimus-L packaging system to contain and transport high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) TRISO fuel has been approved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Such fuel will be used in advanced reactors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 13 January 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NRC-approves-HALEU-transport-package
Westinghouse has announced the creation of a centre of excellence for Low Enriched Uranium Plus (LEU+) fuel manufacturing at its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) in Hopkins, South Carolina.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 30 August 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-expands-fuel-offerings-of-Columbia-pl
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) announced that a technology breakthrough in its patented Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel allows a fuel geometry that results in both higher power and increased safety, enabling its Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) to produce three times more power.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 03 August 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-flexibility-gives-MMR-range-of-power-outputs
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) says the recent (£22.5m ($29.3m) matching funds grant awarded by the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) will accelerate the design and deployment of its Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) in the UK and global markets. Application for the award was submitted in March by an integrated team with US-based Jacobs and earned the highest scores of all applications in Phase B of the UK’s Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Research, Development & Demonstration Programme.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 27 July 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsusnc-details-uk-funding-award-for-mmr-development-11030388
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), which is developing fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors has selected Gadsden in Alabama as the location of the company’s MMR Assembly Plant (MAP). The facility will manufacture, assemble, test, and inspect the non-radiological modules needed to construct USNC’s Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR). No radioactive material will to be used or stored at the facility. The 578,000 square foot highly automated factory will feature state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing processes and equipment and will be capable of producing up to 10 complete MMR nuclear units a year.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsalabama-site-selected-for-mmr-assembly-plant-10967792
A collaboration agreement has been signed between Japan's Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to develop fusion related technologies. The first project under the collaboration will be the development of a 'fusion-grade' silicon carbide composite system.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 24 March 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-Japanese-partnership-to-develop-fusion-material